ထောင်ကဲ
Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Min Nan 頭家／头家 (thâu-ke).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰàʊɴkɛ́/
- Romanization: MLCTS: htaungkai: • ALA-LC: thoṅʻkai • BGN/PCGN: htaungkè: • Okell: htauñkè
Noun
ထောင်ကဲ • (htaungkai:)
- (honorific) respectful form of address used for Chinese men
References
- “ထောင်ကဲ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.